As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Pedro de la Rosa · Eddie Irvine
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.312s
Eddie Irvine faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
2001
+0.490s
1
2002
−0.218s
2
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
16
—
46
62 shared
Qualifying H2H
16
—
46
62 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P11
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 4
1999
P2
2000
P13
2001
P12
2002
P9
Teammate battle by season
6
7
2001
5
12
2002
Career totals
Pedro de la Rosa
Eddie Irvine
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
4
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
26
Fastest laps
1
0
Career points
35
191
Starts
106
147
Rate-adjusted · per start
Pedro de la Rosa
Eddie Irvine
Win rate
0%
2.7%
Podium rate
0.9%
17.7%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.3
1.3
Avg grid
P16.3
P9.3
Avg finish
P15.3
P11.0
Finish rate
55.7%
57.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Pedro de la Rosa
Eddie Irvine
Overtakes
739
723
Overtakes / race
7.6
6.6
Places lost
485
550
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Pedro de la Rosa
Eddie Irvine
Mechanical retirements
30
37
Crash retirements
17
25
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1999
Debut season
1993
—
First win
1999 · aged 33
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
+1.0
Avg places gained
-1.7
Season points trajectory
Pedro de la Rosa
Eddie Irvine
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Pedro de la Rosa | Eddie Irvine |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 4 · P2 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 3 · P2 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 3 · P3 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P3 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| DLR 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P3 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| DLR 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine | ||
Team history
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).